Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics



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Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (2008)

Rank

Country

Value

1Greece31,800
2Ireland17,800
3Italy15,200
4Austria14,300
5Slovakia13,300
6Poland13,300
7Japan12,200
8Sweden11,400
9Spain11,400
10Germany11,100
11Denmark10,900
12Belgium10,900
13Euro area10,100
14Singapore10,000
15Portugal9,800
16Iceland9,400
17Bosnia and Herzegovina9,300
18Malta9,200
19Czech Republic8,500
20European Union7,800
21Norway7,600
22Finland7,600
23Switzerland7,600
24Serbia7,500
25Australia7,400
26Macedonia7,300
27Netherlands7,100
28Cyprus6,600
29France6,600
30Bulgaria5,800
31Lithuania5,800
32Canada5,600
33Hungary5,500
34Estonia5,300
35Croatia5,200
36Belarus5,100
37Israel5,100
38South Korea4,700
39North Korea4,700
40United Kingdom4,700
41Kuwait4,500
42Qatar4,400
43High income: OECD4,300
44United Arab Emirates4,200
45Slovenia4,100
46Montenegro4,000
47High income3,900
48New Zealand3,800
49Luxembourg3,800
50Latvia3,600
51Puerto Rico3,000
52Ukraine3,000
53Europe & Central Asia (all income levels)2,900
54Romania2,700
55OECD members2,300
56North America2,200
57Bahrain2,200
58United States2,100
59Lebanon2,000
60Chile2,000
61Brunei Darussalam2,000
62Moldova2,000
63Armenia1,900
64Turkey1,900
65Russia1,900
66Albania1,700
67Uruguay1,700
68Europe & Central Asia (developing only)1,700
69Oman1,600
70Mauritius1,600
71Iran1,500
72China1,500
73Uzbekistan1,400
74Cuba1,400
75Fiji1,300
76Georgia1,300
77Saudi Arabia1,300
78Azerbaijan1,200
79Thailand1,200
80Malaysia1,200
81Maldives1,200
82Trinidad and Tobago1,100
83Sri Lanka1,100
84Barbados1,100
85Costa Rica1,100
86Bahamas1,000
87Kazakhstan950
88Tunisia860
89Brazil860
90Vietnam850
91Mongolia730
92East Asia & Pacific (all income levels)630
93Syria610
94Argentina600
95East Asia & Pacific (developing only)580
96Upper middle income570
97Libya540
98Venezuela540
99Panama520
100Jordan510
101Mexico500
102Turkmenistan500
103Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)490
104Latin America & Caribbean (developing only)480
105Colombia460
106Kyrgyzstan450
107Jamaica450
108Tajikistan430
109Middle East & North Africa (all income levels)420
110Suriname400
111Egypt380
112Middle East & North Africa (developing only)380
113Peru370
114Morocco360
115El Salvador350
116Cape Verde350
117Algeria340
118Belize330
119Dominican Republic320
120Philippines320
121Paraguay310
122Nicaragua300
123Iraq300
124Ecuador270
125Honduras240
126Solomon Islands230
127Guatemala210
128Indonesia190
129Middle income190
130Botswana180
131Burma180
132Bhutan170
133Namibia160
134Lower middle income160
135Bolivia150
136Guyana150
137India140
138Low & middle income120
139Arab World120
140Cambodia110
141Bangladesh110
142South Asia110
143Gabon110
144South Africa100
145Papua New Guinea94
146Haiti93
147Djibouti93
148Pakistan93
149Yemen91
150Nepal80
151Swaziland75
152Equatorial Guinea73
153Eritrea72
154Comoros71
155Togo67
156Ghana66
157Lesotho62
158Laos49
159Gambia49
160Senegal46
161Madagascar45
162Ivory Coast44
163Timor-Leste44
164Benin43
165Zimbabwe42
166Mauritania41
167Ethiopia40
168Low income39.30
169Republic of the Congo39
170Kenya38
171Zambia38
172Least developed countries: UN classification37.46
173Mozambique37
174Malawi36
175Rwanda35
176Uganda35
177Cameroon35
178Sudan32
179Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)30.62
180Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)30.60
181Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)29.40
182Angola29
183Burkina Faso28
184Central African Republic27
185Guinea26
186Burundi25
187Democratic Republic of the Congo24
188Tanzania23
189Nigeria23
190Mali22
191Sierra Leone21
192Liberia20
193Guinea-Bissau18
194Niger16
195Somalia14
196Chad14
197Afghanistan11
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